fficials
for
Millennium Media
announced the death
of Joh n McBreen
March 19, its news reporter for
more than 25 years. McBreen
passed away at his home the
weekend prior. He was 69.
“I was heartbroken when I
heard the news,” said Mary Ann
Armijo, general manager for
the iHeartRadio stations here
in Gallup.
McBreen spent a l most
his entire adult life in Gallup,
reporting everything from
city council meetings to what

he heard on the streets, as he
ran down the rumors and the
events that would become part
of the city’s history.
“I loved taking to him about
the past because there was no
one more knowledgeable about
it,” Armijo said.
Over the years, McBreen
formed close relationships with
the people who have led Gallup
and the state since the 1970s.
He interviewed every major
state politician and local federal officials, as well as young
Gallupians who had won the
annual spelling bee.
Sammy Chioda, general
manager of Mellennium Media,
was McBreen’s boss as well

Millennium Media news reporter John McBreen poses for a photo with U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Millennium
Media
as his friend of the past two
decades.
“John will be missed by all
of us,” Chioda said. “There was
no one who worked harder.”
As other metropolitan radio
stations moved away from local
reporting, McBreen remained
a fixture at Millennium Media,
reporting the daily news of
Gallup and the region on several radio stations – even well
past retirement.
“He truly leaves a legacy
that will keep him in our memories in the coming years,”
Chioda said. “He’s going to be
missed.”

HISTORY AND
HONORS

A young John McBreen gets ready to do a live news remote in 2000. Photo Credit:
Courtesy of Millennium Media

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McBreen wa s bor n i n
Philadelphia and moved to
Gallup in 1973, after seeing an
ad put out by the New Mexico

Broadcasters Association saying New Mexico was “an exciting place to live.” At the time,
Jack Chapman, the owner of
KGAK radio, was looking for
someone to cover both the
news for Gallup and the Navajo
Nation. McBreen won the job,
and was on the air 50 weeks out
of the year for nearly 40 years
following.
For the first 22 years he
worked under Chapman, until
Champman sold the radio station in 1997.
Over the years he was here,
said Chioda, McBreen was
one of the top stringers for the
Associated Press, which gave
him numerous awards not only
for calling in the most stories
of any reporter in the state but
for covering some of the biggest stories in the area.
When Larry Casuse and
Robert Nakaidine kidnapped

the mayor of Gallup, Emmett
Garcia, and kept him hostage
at a local sporting goods store
downtown, McBreen was there
to cover every second of it. He
won numerous wards from
AP and the New Mexico Press
Association for that coverage.
A decade later, when members of the Navajo Tribal Council
held a meeting late into the night
to suspend then chairman Peter
MacDonald, McBreen was also
there, overcoming attempts by
some members of the council to
get him to stop broadcasting.
That also earned him a few
awards – and for the rest of
his life, McBreen kept tapes of
both events on hand to remind
him of those days.
One of his favorite stories was about an interview

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S h e r i f f ’s D e p .
Anthony Morales
headed to the
500 block of Chino Road in
Gamerco March 19 after a
woman reported that Adrian
K. Chavez, 31, “was going to
kill her.”
Morales was familiar with
Chavez. The two “have had previous incidents,” according to
the police report, and Morales
was aware that Chavez had
mental health issues.
As he was driving to the latest incident, Morales spotted
Chavez heading northbound on
Crystal Avenue, and turned his
car around to approach him.
Exiting the car, Morales heard
Chavez say, “Pop this white

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Adrian Chavez
boy,” and then pointed his finger towards him, according to
Morales’ report.
Morales brought Chavez
to his police car and began
to handcuff him. He was able

Friday March 23, 2018 • Gallup Sun

to get one wrist in handcuffs
before Chavez reached for
Morales’ gun; Morales then
pushed Chavez onto the hood
of his car and attempted to
secure the second cuff.
MCSO Dep. Roxanne Slim
arrived to assist Morales.
Seeing the struggle, Slim made
an attempt to restrain the suspect, grabbing Chavez’s right
arm. In response, Chavez took
Slim by the back of her neck
and attempted to bite her,
according to Morales’ report.
Following this, Morales wrestled Chavez to the ground. Slim
took out her Taser and stunned
Chavez in the thigh.
As wr itten in Morales’
repor t, Chavez continued
attempts to bite the officers,
and spat at them. Chavez
reportedly kicked Slim, and
again reached for Morales’ gun.

A fter another struggle,
Morales, with the assistance
of a third officer, was able
to finish placing Chavez in
handcuffs.
T he woma n who f i r st
reported Chavez declined to
make further statements after
he was apprehended, saying
officers did not arrive quickly
enough to the scene – a result
of their struggle with Chavez.
Chavez was charged with

two counts of battery upon a
police officer and one count of
resisting or evading an officer.

On the Cover: The late John
McBreen photographed in
2010, doing what he does best
– reporting the news live on
the air to the masses. Photo
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WHAT’S YOUR DEFINITION
OF CLEAN?
Richard F. Kontz,

Executive Director, Gallup Housing Authority
Operating a Public Housing program under the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development [HUD] is one of the most highly
regulated programs. The regulations are massive
and Public Housing Authorities are required to
have an up-to-date policy manual and procedures
for everything. One of those requirements is to
conduct periodic “housekeeping” inspections.
Generally, a housekeeping inspection is
conducted to check on the tenants, who is in the
household [correct number of people, any
unauthorized pets, and even unwanted pests – like bedbugs]. We also want to see if they are keeping
their housing unit clean and to check on the general condition of the housing unit [i.e. damages].

What is your definition of clean?

One Tenant was upset with my housing management staff after they conducted a housekeeping
inspection and she failed her housekeeping inspection. Granted she was a single parent with a couple
of young children and that was her excuse. But, when you find dirty diapers laying all over the place,
rotting food in several locations, coffee cups in window stills with green mold, dirty clothing piled here
and there you have to say that is not a clean housing unit. That is very unsafe and unsanitary. Yet, as
my staff was leaving she confronted them and demanded to know “what is your definition of clean?”
Sad to say it does seem like some of our tenants have never been instructed or shown or trained on
how to keep a house clean. As a parent, I know you do have to teach your kids these things. Some
just naturally like to keep things clean and in order and some, not so much. But, all need to learn a basic
level of cleanliness for health and safety reasons. I guess some people weren’t taught while they were
young and now have grown into adults who still don’t know they need to keep their dwellings clean.
Some just don’t understand why it is such a big deal.
The Point is: Good housekeeping is a good thing to do. Keeping your house clean is good for health
and safety reasons. Too much clutter can invite unwanted guests [bedbugs, mice, flies, etc.] PLEASE
don’t get me wrong – the majority of our tenants do very well. BUT, we do have some who need to work
on it. COMMENTS are always welcome.

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Gallup Sun • Friday March 23, 2018

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Meth trafficking duo sentenced to prison

The complaint also charged
Nestle with being a felon in
L BUQU ERQU E – possession of a firearm and
Joclyn Telles, 35, of with using and carrying a fireLas Cruces, N.M., arm in relation to a drug trafw a s s e n t e n c e d ficking crime. According to the
March 20 in federal court to criminal complaint, the defen60 months in prison followed dants committed the crimes
by four years of supervised on June 29, 2016, in Doña Ana
release for her methamphet- County, N.M.
amine trafficking conviction.
L aw en forcement of f iTelles and co-defendant cer s a r rested Nest le a nd
Joshua Nestle, 26, also of Telles on outstanding arrest
Las Cruces, were arrested warrants following a traffic
in February 2017, and were stop. During a search incident
charged by criminal com- to the defendants’ arrests, the
plaint with conspiracy and officers found approximately
possession of a controlled 2.6 ounces of methamphetsubst a nce w it h i ntent to amine and a firearm in the
distribute.
defendants’ vehicle.
Staff Reports

A

Telles was indicted on June
21, 2017, and charged with
conspiracy and possession of
methamphetamine with intent
to distribute. She entered a
guilty plea to the indictment
on July 18, 2017, without the
benefit of a plea agreement.
On June 7, 2017, Nestle
pleaded guilty to a felony
information charging him with
conspiracy and possession of
methamphetamine with intent
to distribute, and admitted
conspiring on June 29, 2016,
with others to violate the federal drug trafficking laws.
He a lso ad m it ted pos sessing the 2.6 ounces of
met h a mphet a m i ne fou nd

Joshua Nestle

Joclyn Telles

in his vehicle and acknowledged that he intended to
distribute the drugs to others. Nestle a lso admitted
that on March 9, 2017, he possessed a controlled substance

while inca rcerated at the
Doña Ana County Detention
Center. Nestle was sentenced
on Feb. 6, 2018, to 140 months
in prison followed by four
years of supervised release.

wo area men were
killed in a two-car
accident that occurred
north of Gallup on U.S.
Highway 491 March 16.
Pronounced dead at the
scene were Jordan Harvey,
19, of Tohatchi, and Nathan
Damon, 49, of Yah-Ta-Hay.
According to McK inley
County Sheriff’s Dep. James

Garylie, the accident occurred
about 6:50 pm near the entrance
to the Shell Gas Station on
Tohlakai road, some 10 miles
north of Gallup.
Harvey and Damon were
both in a vehicle driven by
Jowell Jameson, 19, of YahTa-Hay. The other vehicle was
driven by Geraldine Haley, 49,

CRASH
| SEE PAGE 22

By Abigail Rowe
Sun Editor

T

he McKinley County
S he r i f f ’s O f f ic e
i s s e ek i n g i n fo r mation on Joh n
Howa rd, 32, who of f icer s
believe was involved in the
theft of two f lat bed trailers
from the Thoreau area Feb.
17 and 19.
Howa rd is roughly 5’8”,

WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Staff reports
Shannon Smith
March 15, 6:30 pm
DWI, Aggravated
McKinley
C o u n t y
Sher i f f ’s
Dep. Lorenzo
Guerrero
wa s working on DWI
enforcement
on State Highway 118 when he
saw a car going well under the
posted speed limit. So he followed the car as it turned off
onto County Road 1, still going
15 miles per hour in a 25 mph
zone.
Guerrero stopped the vehicle and talked to the driver,
Smith, 35, of Rehoboth, whom
Guerrero said had bloodshot
eyes and slurred speech. Smith
then admitted that she had a
few drinks earlier in the evening and agreed to take field
sobriety tests.
She failed the first parts
of the test and began crying,
which Guerrero interpreted
as a decision not to complete
the rest of the tests, and she
was arrested. She was taken
to police headquarters but
refused to take the breath
tests. She was charged with
aggravated DWI for refusal.
Brian Sam
March 11, 9:19 am
8th DWI, Aggravated
Gallup
P o l i c e
Department
Officer Justin
Foster was
dispatched to
the Denny’s
Restaura nt
on the east
side of Gallup over reports that
an intoxicated driver was soliciting money from people going
to the restaurant.
When Foster arrived at
the restaurant, he saw a car
matching the description given
to him leaving the parking lot.
He followed it and watched as
the driver twice went over the
centerline. He initiated a traffic
stop.
When Foster approached
Sam, 38, of Yah-Ta-Hay, he
noticed immediately that the
man had bloodshot eyes and
showed other signs of being
intoxicated. After Sam came
out the vehicle, he immediately
NEWS

stumbled and said, “I am
drunk.”
He refused to take field
sobriety tests and was not
given a breath alcohol test.
When Foster finally got him to
the police headquarters and
looked at his record, he found
Sam had seven previous DWI
convictions on his record.
Foster also discovered that
Sam had an outstanding bench
warrant out for his arrest. He
was charged with the warrant
as well as aggravated DWI.
Jake Carlos
March 8, 11 pm
DWI, Aggravated
G P D
O f f i c e r
Terrance
Pe y k e t e w a
was traveling on East
Highway
66 when he
noticed a car getting onto the
highway in such a way that
he had to turn left to avoid a
collision.
He turned around and out on
his emergency lights and saw
the vehicle jump backwards and
stop. He went up to the driver –
Carlos, 36, of Rehoboth – who
had a confused look on his face.
Peyketewa said he could also
smell the odor of intoxicating
liquor coming from inside the
vehicle.
After Carlos admitted that
he had a few drinks earlier in
the day, he agreed to take field
sobriety tests, which he failed.
He was then placed under
arrest. Carlos agreed to take a
breath alcohol test, and posted
two samples of .17 and .18.
Amanda Jim
March 8, 4:21 pm
DWI, Aggravated
G P D
O f f i c e r
Douglas
Hoffman
wa s d r iving east
on Aztec
Avenue when
he saw a
vehicle coming in the opposite
direction traveling at a high
rate of speed and then putting
on the brakes sharply at the
corner.
As he followed the vehicle,
he noticed that it did not have
any current tags, and when he
checked the license plate, he
discovered it came back as not

from any car. When he finally
stopped the vehicle and went
up to talk to the driver, he
said he could smell the odor
of alcohol coming from inside
the vehicle.
The driver gave her name
as Lisa Benally, and said she
had no driver’s license or
identification. She said she
also just purchased the car
for $2,000 and had not had a
chance to get the registration
brought up to date.
Hoffman then asked the
driver to get out of the vehicle and as she did, he said
he noticed an open bottle of
Importers Vodka near the feet
of a male passenger in the
front. After she admitted having three or four beers earlier
in the evening, she agreed to
take field sobriety tests, which
she failed.
Hoffman then placed her
under arrest and had the male
passenger taken to NCI Detox
Center. He then began checking on her background and discovered no records for a Lisa
Benally with that birthdate.

She t hen broke dow n,
said Hoffman, and told him
she was Amanda Jim, 40, of
Albuquerque. She agreed to
take a breath a lcohol test
but once a t pol ice hea d quar ters, she asked to use
the restroom and then said
she was diabetic and when
she was given a direction to
blow, she only did so for a
second.
Hoffman said he felt she
was only playing games with
him so he marked her down
as refusing the test. When he
took her to the hospital for a
medical clearance, medical
personnel could find no record
of her being diabetic.

CRASH REPORT
A six-car accident occurred
on March 18 on Interstate

40 about 11:30 am, which
MCSO deputies are blaming
on weather conditions and
icy roads. No one was transported to the hospital and only
one vehicle, a truck, had to be
towed.
It started with two trucks
colliding; two more vehicles
then collided into them when
they could not stop in time.
The fifth and six cars managed to stop before hitting the
other four but collided with
each other.
One of the truck drivers,
designated as driver number
five, did go to the hospital for a
urine test because it was company policy.
Sheriff officials said the
westbound lane was held up
for about an hour as deputies
got all of the vehicles off the
road.

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from pesticide exposure and
heat-related illnesses. Our
countr y’s 2.5 million farmworkers face long hours of
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A gently used long-sleeve
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wages a nd achieve greater
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For more information on where to donate
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helpnm.org. For a list of
locations, and for additional details on NFAW
and the Association of
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LOCAL RADIO
| FROM PAGE 4
with Archbishop Fulton J.
Sheen, who was in Gallup for
a retreat. The archbishop had
turned down a couple of other
requests for an interview so
McBreen just showed up to
where he was eating, flopped
down his microphone and
asked for an interview.
When dissidents took over
a semi-conductor plant in
Shiprock, McBreen was the
only reporter allowed in and he
spent several hours interviewing various members of the
American Indian Movement.
His inter views were aired
nationwide.
In 1986, McBreen traveled
to Washington D.C. to accept
a coveted Associated Press
award for producing the most
top weekend stories of the
year.
McBreen was on hand every
time there was an election,
either in Gallup or Window
Rock, broadcasting the results
and interviewing anyone who
showed up at the county courthouse, the city council chambers or the Window Rock
Sports Center.
Over the past few years,
people had wondered what

one equipped to replace him.
Chioda has not decided
whether he will continue the
news programs.
“I’m reaching out to our listeners and asking them if we
should continue,” he said. “I
should know in a short while.”
But no matter what the
decision is, he added, the station will continue to broadcast
its public affairs programs.
McBreen was preceded in
death by his parents, Don and
Marianne McBreen, whom both
are buried in Colorado.
Ser vices will be held at
Sacred Heart 415 E. Green
Ave., with a rosary at 6 pm
Sunday and an 11 am Monday
memorial mass.

John McBreen on the beat at the airport in this undated photo. Photo Credit: Courtesy of
Millennium Media

Staff Reports

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John McBreen seen here in his style of office – getting ready to read the news live on the
air. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Millennium Media

23, on a three-count indictment
charging him with assault
with a dangerous weapon, a
baseball bat, with intent to
do bodily harm; assault with
a dangerous weapon, a knife,
with intent to do bodily harm;
and assault resulting in serious
bodily injury. According to the
indictment, Begay committed
the offenses on May 12, 2017, on

the Navajo Indian Reservation
in Cibola County, N.M.
During the March 22 hearing, Begay pled guilty to the
indictment without the benefit
of a plea agreement. At sentencing, Begay faces a maximum
penalty of ten years in federal
prison. He remains in custody
pending a sentencing hearing
which has yet to be scheduled.
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PERSPECTIVE …

‘The Last Interview: In
Memory of John McBreen’

By Patty Lundstrom

A

Ga l lu p ic on a nd
treasure has passed
from us. He was
a lso my longtime
loyal friend. And I was his last
interview.
Local radio reporter and
personality John McBreen
– a Philadelphia n-tur nedGa l lupi a n – covered t he
Gallup political scene for
locally-owned radio stations
and conducted thousands of
taped interviews with local,
state and federal leaders for
over half a century as “Gallup’s
reporter.” John died earlier
this week, and my heart is saddened by the loss.
Ba ck i n 198 5, when I
became the new young executive director for the McKinley
Area Council of Governments
(it became the “Northwest”
COG a few years later), John
came by and introduced himself, and then proceeded to
share with me stories from
the initial star t-up of the
COG – of its first director Jeff
Myers and later Elizabeth
DiGregorio, David Carter and
Keith Landolt. He offered to
tell me anything I wanted to
know about the COG! I think
he must have interviewed me
hundreds of times over the
years since then. He always
made sure to get to know my

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staff, whether at the COG, at
the Legislature in Santa Fe,
or in my current Economic
Development office. A nd
when Jeff Kiely took over as
COG Director, he kept up the
practice of including the COG
on his beat.
The exchange of news and
information went both ways
with us. I could call him
anytime for “the scoop,” and
I found that he always knew
more about what was going
on in Gallup than anyone else
around. But he never badmouthed anyone, and he never
betrayed his sources. He was
always a gentleman, full of
honesty and integrity, but also
good-hearted. He was really
smart – more so than many
people recognized – and he
had an absorptive mind and
great memory. He would ask
very pointed questions, which
sometimes were very hard to
answer – depending on who
you were, and whether you
were being straightforward
with him! But he always used
to tell me that his line of questioning was never personal.
He considered it his profession
and his social contract to have
the right knowledge, to ask the
right questions and to report
the truth of things.
John was definitely an “oldstyle” reporter, and he didn’t
let new-fangled technology
distract him from his task.
How many of us remember his
old clunky tape-recorder and
microphone that he hauled
around with him for his interviews! And he always did his
homework. He often knew
more about a given issue than
the elected officials did! He
was always calm, and always
kept a light smile on his lips
– even when asking the tough
questions – a s though he
already knew the answer but
just wanted to hear what you
had to say about it. He was a

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The late John McBreen holds up a reporting award he received from the Associated Press in
2001. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Millennium Media
fabric. Three generations of
Gallupians woke up each morning listening to John’s breaking
news. I know I did!
John McBreen was a Gallup

icon, and a Gallup treasure,
and he will be greatly missed.
G o d s p e e d , Jo h n , a nd
thanks for giving us the time
of your life.

PURPOSE OF MEETING:
The City of Gallup and Councilor Allan Landavazo, along with a
representative from DePaul Engineering Services, will hold an
informational public meeting to obtain input and address any
questions or concerns regarding the upcoming Ciniza Drive Whole
Block Reconstruction Project.

gentle and thoughtful person,
but was never afraid to expose
the actions of those who broke
the law or violated the public
trust.
One time I was meeting
with the late Senator Pete
Domenici at his office in
Washington, and in concluding our meeting the Senator
apologized and said he had an
“important news conference”
to get to. When I asked him
what it was about, he said
it was his weekly interview
with John McBreen! He said
that John McBreen was New
Mexico’s very best small-town
reporter.
John had a tough go of it in
his last years, and we friends of
his worried about him. Some
said he had no family, but I
think all of Gallup was his
family. He kept us informed,
he listened to our stories
and reported them well, and
he lived his life here as an
important piece of the Gallup

For any questions regarding the meeting, please
contact the City of Gallup Public Works Department at

505-863-1290

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OPINIONS
Business incubation: A model that works
longevity, according to president and CEO Marie Longserre.
SFBI is “an environment that
celebrates entrepreneurship,
relationships and connections,”
she said. “We reduce barriers
and create networks.”
Community support, reliable funding sources and collaborative partnerships with
economic development organizations sustain the success
of SFBI and New Mexico’s
other business incubators:
The Enterprise Center at San
Juan College in Farmington,

By Sandy Nelson
Finance New Mexico

T

he Santa Fe Business
Incubator (SFBI) has
plenty to show for its
20 years of existence:
More than 145 companies have
taken flight from the ever-expanding facility at 3900 Paseo
del Sol in Santa Fe, and 1,000
new jobs have been created, 49
of them in the last fiscal year.
Paying attention to the business climate and adapting to
opportunities explain SFBI’s

MADAME G

Arrowhead Center at New
Mexico State University in
Las Cruces, Taos Economic
Development Center, Navajo
Te c h I n nov a t ion C e nt er
at Chu rch Rock, W E S ST
Enterprise Center and South
Valley Economic Development
Center in Albuquerque.
Like SFBI, all are certified by the state’s Economic
Development Department.

INCUBATION
| SEE PAGE 13

GUIDE TO THE STARS
WEEK OF MARCH 23

What goes up must come down – but don’t let that get you down. It’s not up to you to decide what you can appreciate and what you should ignore. Life is all
about the compromise of letting go and allowing new and better things into your life. Madame G recommends that you spend some time with yourself this
week. Take care of yourself and more importantly, learn to forgive.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.22)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You’re heading down an
interesting path. You don’t know
what’s heading your way, but it’s
important to prepare yourself.
Dwell in possibilities! Now is
the time to let loose and learn
all you can. You’re not weak for
trying new things or for wanting a
different path than what’s always
been. You’re unique and special.
Don’t get lost in your own mind.
Live large. Live free.

Fight, fight, fight all you want.
In the end, you’re only hurting
yourself. Anger is a powerful
emotion and it feels like strength.
But that’s just the thing: it feels
like strength and it’s not. It’s a
false sense of power. Look deep
within your heart and consider
your situation. You don’t have to
feel weak to apologize. In fact,
the person who apologizes first
possesses true strength. Try it.

You don’t always know how to
work with others. Your way is
usually the best way. But that
doesn’t mean that others don’t
bring a fresh perspective or
new inventions with them. Take
time out for yourself and study
how others do things. You might
just get a surprise. Maybe that
challenge you’ve been working
towards isn’t nearly as hard as
you think.

You’re a tough cookie, but that
doesn’t mean you don’t have a soft
center. You can do whatever you
want and be who you want. But
you should reach out. Don’t be
afraid of looking for the company
of those who make a big impact in
your life. Don’t hold grudges and
don’t live in fear. Take action and
dream. This is very important.
Don’t lose sight of your dreams.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Well, that’s just how the story
goes. Don’t feel embarrassed
when you change your mind.
You’re more than entitled to
change whatever direction you’re
heading towards. This is the world
that you can enjoy for the rest
of your life. This is the life you
must live. No one can live this life
except for you. Make the choice to
be all that you can be. Don’t give
up. You’ve got this!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Don’t give up and never surrender.
You may not appreciate the tag
line of a cheesy film, but it fits the
situation. You may not like where
you are, but that doesn’t mean
you can’t end up where you want
to be. You have more power and
strength than you realize. Don’t
betray your own heart. Don’t live
someone else’s dream. Now is the
time to be who you really are.

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So, you have a toothache. That’s
not a good sign. Maybe what you
should consider is taking time out
for yourself. What’s the hurry?
It’s fun to finish projects and get
a sense of completion from what
you’ve accomplished. But there
is more to life than work. Take a
deep breath and think about what
you’d like to do just for yourself.
Maybe a long drive or a trip out of
town? GO!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You’ve got a lot on your plate. But
that’s okay – that’s the way you
like it. Pursuing your dreams and
trying new things is what you like.
Variety is the spice of life. Don’t
take that away from yourself. Yes,
there is always something new
to do just around the corner, but
don’t lose sight of the horizon.
You can do anything you want to
do. Dream big and live bigger. GO,
now!

Friday March 23, 2018 • Gallup Sun

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Stop wasting time. Just kidding!
Do whatever you want. This is the
time to really investigate what you
want. Maybe you’re on the right
path for accomplishing everything
that you need, if not, don’t ignore
your feelings. Take stock of
what you feel. Don’t be a martyr.
You can accomplish more from
pursuing your dreams and own
life than trying to be what others
want.

So you’re heading out on a jet
plane doing as you’ve always
wanted to do. Don’t look towards
the future. Look right into the
present moment and appreciate
it. You can do whatever happens
and live as you’ve always wanted.
Don’t try to be something you’re
not. You are more than you
imagine. You’re better than you
think. You’re also very capable of
taking action.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

What will you do next? This is
harder than you think. You can’t
just take the “whatever” attitude.
You may not want to think too
hard about your life choices. But
you really should. They might not
be all bad. In fact, this is how life
works. Keep an open mind and
live how you’ve always wanted to,
and be who you’ve always longed
to be. Good luck!

You’re doing it! Great job! The
universe was a little worried
about you for a second. But you
are more than capable of doing
something great. Stop worrying
about what the future will hold.
Get down and start living. You
can’t predict the future or change
the past. You can live exactly as
you need to right now, in the here
and now. Welcome!
OPINIONS

INCUBATION
| FROM PAGE 12

TRACKING THE
TRENDS
Business incubators
provide f ledgling ventures
inexpensive office and manufacturing space, resources
and opportunities to work
with other tenant entrepreneurs and outside experts.
The cross-fertilization of ideas
and perspectives enhances the
symbiotic nature of these creative environments.
W hen it broke g rou nd
in 1997, SFBI was the first
“certified” New Mexico incubator under the state’s certification system. Thanks to
a $2.3 million grant from the
U.S. Economic Development
Administration, SFBI upsized

from 10,000 to 30,000 square
feet shortly after opening its
doors so it could serve more clients. In response to increased
activity in the life-science sector, SFBI in April 2014 opened a
$1.2 million onsite biosciences
lab to help clients involved
in product development and
innovation.
I n keepi ng w it h ot her
trends, SFBI added co-working space and in 2017 opened
the Archimedes Fab Lab, a
part of the International Fab
Lab maker-space network.
The Archimedes lab features
digital fabrication tools — 3-D
printers, laser cutters, milling
and other machines — that are
linked by computer-assisted
design software that allows
companies to create prototypes of their ideas. Lab equipment is available to resident

companies and others that
become lab members.

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Collaboration is another
ingredient in SFBI’s winning
recipe. Lenders WESST and
The Loan Fund have offices at
SFBI, as does SCORE, an organization of volunteer executives
who provide free advice and
mentoring to small-business
clients. SFBI also collaborates
with the Regional Development
Corporation and New Mexico
Ma nu factur ing Ex tension
Partnership; through its partnership with the Los Alamos
National Laboratory Feynman
Center, resident businesses
can obtain technical help
from national lab scientists
through the New Mexico Small

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Letter to the
editor: Protecting
children’s lives is
worth the extra
cost

I

n response to the recent
article taking steps to
improve school security
in our a rea . Recently
I w a s a t t he Blu ew a t e r
Elementary School my last
week of service assigned by
Sheriff Tony Mace to give
schools extra security due to
the recent incident in Florida.
I was upset to see cameras
in the school had not worked
in three years, and the he person responsible for damaging
them had nothing done to him.
I was also told the fire alarm
at San Rafael Elementary was
not working, and because cell
phone service in that area
often does not work a fire radio
was giving to the school in case
of an emergency. I was also
told the doors at San Rafael
had to be left open with the
locks engaged so doors could
be shut in an emergency. But
better dead bolt locks still need
to be put in so doors can be
locked and or unlocked from
the inside.
A company last year rolled
out a new active shooter computer controlled systems for
schools for about 2000 dollars each. It would lock doors
automatically, call the police,
show on smart phones, and
computers were in the building shots were coming from to
include showing the responding police were to go. The
Albuquerque Public School
system declined because it
would be too expensive to
put in all their schools. So
the question is how much are
these children really worth at
the end of the day.
In the Sandy Hook incident

one nurse was forced to hide
under her desk while a teacher
had to hide children in a
closet. Question where there
no doors that could have been
locked to keep the killer out
until police arrived? Perhaps
this school like many others
figured it would never happen
here so they spent little or no
money on security. The results
are always the same, no one
questions the people in charge
could they have done more to
prevent the tragedy? The people in charges of these schools
are superintendents, principals, and or school boards
they bear this responsibility.
These people make the
decisions to spend money or
not for security, and it may
take some of them being held
civilly libel before the get the
message to do there job the
next time. Yes that means
the law enforced that failed
in Florida as well. So next
time you send your kids to
school take a look around,
a sk questions, make sure
these people know you are
going to hold them responsible if anything happens to
your children. They are your
kids, and its your tax dollars,
and believe me most school
superintendents get at least
100K starting, and according
to the internet the average
teacher in Cibola County gets
43K so many of them that have
worked here for any amount
of time should be well above
that.
Signed Mr. Harry L. Hall
Retired Police Officer 32.5
years
Grants, NM

Gallup Sun • Friday March 23, 2018

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COMMUNITY
Writing conference celebrates Navajo voices, history
THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE INCLUDED WORKSHOPS, SPEAKERS

By Rick Abasta
For the Sun

M

eticulously crafted
Nav a jo s t or ie s,
s pa n n i n g m a ny
genres, were the
focus of the Hazhó’ó Hólne’
Wr iti ng Con ference, held
March 17-18 in Window Rock.
The event took place at the
Navajo Nation Museum March
17, and at the Department of
Diné Education Auditorium
March 18.
The conference brought
together writers from across
the country for a two-day
experience, billed as, “Food
for the Body, Mind, and Spirit:
Creative Juices for Creative
Expressions.”
The Middlebury Bread Loaf
School of English; Middlebury
Bread Loaf Teacher Network;
Next Generation Leadership
Net work ; L a Ca s a R oja ;
Nav a jo Na t ion Mu s eu m ;

Rex Lee Jim, a 2001 graduate of the Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English, earned his master’s degree in English there after earning
his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1986. Jim delivered his keynote speech for the writing conference March 17 at the Navajo Nation
Museum. Photo Credit: Rick Abasta

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of English welcomed writers
to the conference March 17,
informing attendees that she
has worked with Jim for more
than 20 years, providing workshops and other activities on
and off of the Navajo Nation.
“The Bread Loaf School of
English is a magical place for
many of us,” Lewis said. “Rex
and I met in 1996 on Bread Loaf
Mountain. He was from northern Arizona and I am from
southern Arizona.”
She praised Dixie Goswami
of the Bread Loaf School of
English as a visionary mentor
who influenced the work that
has been done by Middlebury
and others on the Navajo
Nation.
Nurturing the next generation of Navajo writers and
leaders has always been the
school’s purpose. Goswami
was unable to attend the conference, but sent her hopes and
dreams.
“We are the carriers for her
today,” Lewis said, adding that
Goswami was standing by on
the phone for any questions.
Dr. Douglas Wood from the
Ford Foundation offered some
words of encouragement. The
Ford Foundation sponsored
the writing conference and
has supported causes of social
equity and justice through the
years.
“It is an honor to be here on
the Navajo Nation,” Wood said.
“The Ford Foundation’s motto
is, ‘Working with visionaries on
the frontlines of social change
worldwide.’ We are honored
to support the next generation of leadership at the Ford
Foundation.”
He added that the foundation is committed to fostering
the next generation’s leadership and civic engagement.
“It is a very important time
in our country and around the
world when it comes to social
movements and young people,”
Wood said. “It has always been
young people who have led
social movements.”
Jim, former vice president

CONFERENCE
| SEE PAGE 20
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Zuni Pueblo ArtWalk
features local carvings
PHOTOS BY CAYLA NIMMO

Sharon Todacheenie, left, gets sworn in by Diné College Board of Regents President Greg
Bigman. In the middle is Diné College’s Felisha Adams.

Todacheenie
newest Diné
College board
member

Daryl Shack Sr. shows his workspace at his home in Zuni March 17 during the Zuni Pueblo ArtWalk Spring Event. Shack is a fetish carver and
he collects rocks on his walks and carves the fetishes outside in the open air.

SAILE, Ariz. —
Sharon Todacheenie
is the newest member of the eight-member Board of Regents at Diné
College. Todacheenie is an
Arizona native and champion
of education.
Todacheenie grew up in
Cornfields — on the Navajo
Nation Indian Reservation —
and was sworn in at the March 5
regular board meeting. A graduate of Many Farms High School
and a former college basketball
player, Todacheenie works as
an instructional specialist at
Window Rock High School, and
doubles as the head girls basketball coach at Window Rock.
Todacheenie has also coached
at Rough Rock.
“I’m honored to be a member of the Board of Regents at
Diné College,” Todacheenie
said. “It’s a special job. I consider [Diné College] the premier
tribal college in the country.”
Todacheenie, who will
represent the Fort Defiance
Agency, went through the initial meeting, serving as the
temporary board secretary in
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the absence of Tommy Lewis,
Ed.D. She said she has followed the various academic
and social goings-on at Diné
College and found out about
the board vacancy through
“word of mouth.”
In terms of accomplishments, Todacheenie will focus
on the mission of Diné College,
and stay concentrated on
College objectives. Members
of the Diné College Board of
Regents serve four-year terms
and are allowed to serve consecutive terms.
Todacheenie was the K-8
pr i ncipa l at Roug h Rock
Demonstration School prior
to taking the Window Rock
job. The Lady Scouts (22-7, 7-3)
made it to the semi-finals of the
Arizona basketball tournament
before bowing to Page, 66-47.
Todacheenie possesses an
undergraduate degree from
Adams State University in
Alamosa, Colo. She possesses
two master’s degrees from
Arizona State University and
Northern Arizona University,
respectively. She replaces
Joe Martin who left the Fort
Defiance Agency Board of
Regency post some time ago.

Samples of fetish work by Daryl Shack Sr. line the windowsill of his home in Zuni March 17. Shack and seven fellow Zuni artists opened
their homes and studio spaces for the Zuni Pueblo ArtWalk Spring Event.

Artist Noreen Simplicio leads a demonstration on how she paints her pottery for Tim Stallcup and Elizabeth Saliba March 17 in Zuni during
the Zuni Pueblo ArtWalk Spring Event.
Gallup Sun • Friday March 23, 2018

15

Pacific Rim: Uprising sets
its sights on teen viewers
By Glenn Kay
For the Sun

RATING: «« OUT
OF ««««
RUNNING TIME:
111 MINUTES

T

he original Pacific
Rim arrived as a modern take on Japanese
monster movies, placing humans in giant robots
called Jaegers and forcing
them to combat an invasion of
enormous Kaiju creatures from
an inter-dimensional portal. It
may not have been to everyone’s taste, but this reviewer
enjoyed the eccentric imagination and visual inventiveness of filmmaker Guillermo
Del Toro (The Shape of Water,
Pan’s Labyrinth) run wild
across the screen. This week
sees the release of Pacific Rim:
Uprising, a follow-up that features different people behind
the camera, as well as a mostly
new team onscreen.
Set 10 years after the previous installment, the inter-dimensional portal that allowed
the monsters entry has been
closed. Many Jaegers have been
decommissioned and the planet
has begun to rebuild. The
story follows Jake Pentecost
(John Boyega), son of one of

This teen-focused sequel lacks the eccentric thrills of Del Toro’s original. John Boyega stars as Jake Pentecost in this battle bot flick. Now
playing. Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
the deceased heroes from the
previous installment, who is
roped into training a new group
of young recruits; most notably, a young girl named Amara
Namani (Cailee Spaeny) who
appears to be better equipped
at building robots than most of
the military experts on hand.
As the pair comes to grips with
their new positions, the Shao
Corporation arrives, promoting their new drone robots,
which they claim will protect
the planet far more efficiently.
Soon a new threat arrives,
forcing the green recruits to
suit up.
While the rating, PG-13,

may be the same as the first
movie, this installment seems
concocted to appeal primarily to kids. The overall themes
of discordant persons finding
a way to become a team and
work together are still present, but these characters are
far less developed and are presented in a blunt and obvious
manner. It doesn’t help that
the protagonists are primarily teenagers this time out. As
viewers, we all know that the
exaggerated events are outrageous, but adding youngsters as the heroes makes the
onscreen events seem all the

more preposterous.
The first two thirds of the
film deal primarily with the
Jaegers clanking and beating
on each other. In fact, the big
alien monsters and the grand,
sinister plot doesn’t even come
to fruition until the very final
act. The largely CGI action
scenes themselves are reasonably well handled, but there’s
nothing onscreen that tops the
original. And since the characters aren’t as well drawn or
interesting, the battles themselves don’t appear nearly as
tense or thrilling.
Boyega comes off best and

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tries to add a bit of levity to
some of the stiff and awkward exposition. The screenplay reunites the bickering
scientists played by Charlie
Day and Burn Gorman. They
also attempt to liven things
up (although one of them is
directed to go far too overt he - t op w it h t he per formance). Still, the movie takes
its sweet time getting into
gear and instead focuses on
its corporate espionage subplot. The dialogue is particularly clunky as the youngsters
either butt heads or attempt
to explain the technology and
plot details.
Overall, there’s a general
tameness to the proceedings.
This sequel feels like it was
constructed by a group of studio heads attempting to evolve
the franchise into something
accessible to a wider variety
of viewers. Sadly, the approach
instead results in a bland final
product. In fact, at times this
reviewer couldn’t help but feel
like he was watching an elaborate episode of the Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers. The
original film’s weird eccentricities actually helped it stand
out, but Pacific Rim: Uprising
ultimately comes across as an
ordinary and unnecessary
follow-up.
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DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for March 23, 2018
By Glenn Kay
For the Sun

I

t’s time for another look
at new release highlights
arriving on Blu-ray and
DVD. There’s an interesting variety coming your way
with several genres represented. So if you can’t make it
out to the movies this week, be
sure to give one of these titles
a try!

BIG NEW
RELEASES!
Downsizing - When scientists develop
the technology to shrink
humans,
a couple
decide s t o
tr y living
on a much
s m a l ler
scale. After setting up digs
in a new community, the husband is forced to deal with the
unanticipated consequences
of his choice and the foibles
of humanity. Critics were
completely divided on the
end results, with all sorts of
extreme reviews that varied
from praise to hatred. A percentage thought it was too
long and unfocused. Some
called it amusing with big
ideas and interesting things
to say. Others questioned
the portrayal of a supporting
character (while another segment called her a highlight).
Basically, it’s impossible to predict how one might respond to
the movie, but it appears to provoke strong reactions. The cast
includes Matt Damon, Kristen
Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Jason
Sudeikis, Neil Patrick Harris
and Laura Dern.
Jumanji: Welcome to the
Jungle This box-off ice sma sh
a nd reboot
of the 1995
hit updates
the concept
of a boa rd
ga me that
allows players to enter into a wild fantasy
world. It’s a video game in this
version; four teens are sucked
into a jungle environment, take
on adult avatars and must work
together to find their way out.
In addition to huge numbers
generated at cinema, it managed to earn decent reviews.
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There were a minority of negative notices that described
it as noisy and unmemorable.
However, most called the cast
charming and appreciated the
unusual approach taken to a
coming-of-age story. It features
Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan,
Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Nick
Jonas and Rhys Darby.
P i t c h
Pe r fect 3 The third
c h a pt e r i n
t h i s mu sica l /come d y s e r ie s
finds the
le a d wo m en’s a cap pella group out of school and
unhappy with their jobs. They
are roped into reuniting and
performing on a USO tour
in Europe. While in Spain, a
member encounters a long lost
family member and becomes
involved in a strange criminal plot. Reaction to the latest
chapter was fairly muted. A
portion appreciated the cast
and felt that they had enough
charisma to get the stor y
through some rough patches,
but most didn’t feel that the
screenplay took advantage of
its exaggerated concept and
couldn’t match the previous
installments. The movie stars
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson,
Brittany Snow, Anna Camp,
Hailee Steinfeld, Elizabeth
Banks, John Michael Higgins
and John Lithgow.
S m a l l
Town Crime
- An alcoholic
ex-cop sees
the potential
for redemption a f ter
discovering
the body
of a you ng
woman in his community. He
goes all out in an attempt to
catch the killer, but his obsession soon puts both himself
and his entire family in grave
da nger. This independent
drama received good reviews.
Admittedly, some said the talented cast was the best thing
about it and that the story
was fairly routine. Yet those
reviewers commented that the
lead was so talented you’d be
enthralled watching him read
a phone book for 90 minutes.
It stars John Hawkes, Octavia
Spencer, Anthony Anderson,
Robert Forster and Clifton
Collins, Jr.

BLASTS FROM THE
PAST!

It’s a n incredibly busy
week for classic titles hitting
high definition and the first
is from Arrow Academy, with
Robert Altman’s Images (1972).
This horror picture involves a
schizophrenic housewife killing off apparitions, unaware
of whether her tormentors are
real or imagined. The Blu-ray
includes a new 4K restoration
from the original negative, two
commentary tracks, an interview with director Altman, a
new conversation with actress
Cathryn Harrison and other
bonuses.
Shout!
has a trio of
intriguing
titles arriving
on Blu-ray.
T h e ‘Burbs
(1989) stars
Tom Hanks
and is about
a suburbanite
who believes
his neighbors may be murderers. It’s become a big cult item
over the years and has now
been given a special Collector’s

Edition. Besides a brand new
2K scan, this release includes
new interviews with director
Joe Dante (Gremlins), a commentary track with the screenwriter, a documentary on the
production, an alternate ending
and publicity materials. The big
nifty bonus is a workprint cut
of the film with extra scenes
that includes alternate material
not in the final cut that reveals
a lot of back story about the
lead character.
Well Go USA is putting out
Ichi the Killer (2001) in high
definition. This ultra-violent
title comes from Takashi Miike
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features a Yakuza assassin
hunting for his missing boss
who crosses paths with a psychopathic killer.
The stylized Italian
horror film,
The Church
(19 8 9), i s
arriving on
Blu-ray from
Scorpion
Relea si ng.
It involves an assortment of
characters who are attacked by
demons and become trapped in

the titular location. There’s no
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included on the disc.
Finally, Warner Archive is
giving a fun old monster movie
the high definition treatment.
The Black Scorpion (1957) features the giant titular creatures
as they wreak havoc on Mexico
after being released from the
earth by a volcanic explosion.

the city invited UNM’s men’s
basketball coach and men’s
ba seba ll coach to Ga llup.
But Chioda said they wanted
t o do s ome t h i n g “ r e a l ly
cool” with soccer because
Nuñez had such success with
the soccer program at the
university.
Nuñez was given the top
post in the athletics department Aug. 31, 2017 a nd is
UNM’s thir teenth athletic

d i rec t or. T he t it le d a t e s
back to 1911, when Ra lph
L . Hutchinson was named
the school’s f irst ath letic
director.
Nuñez’ number one prior ity at UNM a re the student athletes. His goal is to
ensure that student athletes
are supported, and receive

SAMMY C’S
| SEE PAGE 19

Sammy Chioda, owner of Sammy C’s, hosts the University of New Mexico “Lobo Meet &
Greet” featuring the school’s new athletic director and head coach of the men’s soccer
team. The event was held at Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub & Grille in downtown Gallup
March 21. Photo Credit: Boderra Joe
By Boderra Joe
Sun Correspondent

Mexico’s athletic director
and the head coach for the
men’s soccer team presented
themselves March 21.
Sammy Chioda, owner of
Sammy C’s, welcomed and
introduced the sports leaders. Chioda and city officials
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The University of New Mexico’s head coach of the men’s soccer team, Jeremy Fishbein, left, and Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez, right, talked
about their present achievements and future ambitions at the “Lobo Meet & Greet” held at Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub and Grille in
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Chinle High football
coach resigns
TIM SÜE SÜE LIUFAU TO COACH AT
MILLENNIUM HIGH IN GOODYEAR

By Bernie Dotson
For the Sun

C

HINLE, Ariz. — Tim
Süe Süe Liufau is filled
with optimism for the
future, because of the
successes of his past. The next
stop in terms of coaching varsity high school football could
be a telephone call away.
That’s the mindset of Süe
Süe Liufau months after resigning as the head varsity football
coach at Chinle High School.
The popular Süe Süe Liufau
coached the football team at
Chinle for eight years, before
moving on to Millennium High
School in Goodyear, Ariz.
“I will miss ever ything

SAMMY C’S
| FROM PAGE 18
all the resources they need to
achieve ambitious goals both
on and off the field.
“It’s been exciti ng a nd
challenging,” Nuñez said. “It’s
about the people.”
He m e n t io n e d t h a t i t
was an honor to have been
selected to be UNM’s new
athletic director and to represent New Mexico.
“I’m here to represent
U N M i n st it ut ion a nd not
U N M a t h let ic s,” he s a id.
“That’s just the reality to my
job as I’m an ambassador to
the university. I want to meet
new people and be out there
and here from you.”
Fishbein enters his seventeenth season at the helm of
the Lobos soccer program in
2018. He is the program’s alltime winningest coach and has
built New Mexico into a perennial power in college soccer.
Fishbein mentioned that
his players have more than
just passion for the sport –
they also have a huge impact
in their own communities as
role models. Of all the team’s
achievements, Fishbein said
he is most proud of that one.
“We have guys going on to
be successful in their community,” Fishbein said. “We
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about Chinle High School and
the community as a whole,”
Süe Süe Liufau said. “It’s a
great school and a great community and great place to
work at.”
Süe Süe Liufau left Chinle
in December of last year. He
said his wife accepted a human
resources specialist job in
the Phoenix area, so it was a
no-brainer to move south. He
said he has his eyes and ears
open for a head-coaching job in
football at the new school but
nothing has come about, yet.
He stressed that he left Chinle
on very good terms.
Meanwhile, Süe Süe Liufau,
an Adams State University
g raduate or ig i na l ly f rom

American Samoa, said he will
most likely coach Millennium
High’s football team in an assistant coach capacity.
Millennium, part of the
Agua Fria Union High School
District, went 4-6, 3-2 last year
in the 6A Southwest division.
Chinle, which plays in the 3A
North division, was 5-5, 3-2 in
2017.
A telephone receptionist
in the athletic director’s office
at Chinle High School said
a new football coach hasn’t
been hired yet. Chinle Athletic
Director Shaun Martin did not
immediately return a telephone
call, but has said in the past
that Süe Süe Liufau is a good
coach.

have guys doing everything:
doctors, lawyers, teachers,
social workers, and some are
fortunate enough to play professional soccer.”
He mentioned that there
are 30 players on the team. Of
those, there are five who are
now playing in Major League
Soccer, a professional league
authorized by U.S. Soccer.
Some play in Finla nd a nd
Sweden.
“Hopefully they ca n be
role models for the youth that
are here,” Fishbein said.

of those players were Mateo
Juarez, 11, Khalid Mostafa,
11, and Liam Bia, 12.
“We all want to play for
UNM men’s soccer tea m,”
Mostafa said.
A not her a t t endee wa s
Michaela Henry, the sports
facilities events coordinator
at UNM-Gallup. She said she
wants to do some networking
with Nuñez and was thrilled
to meet him.
“I read [Nuñez] bio and
he’s all about student athletes,” Henry said. “He’s new
too, so it’s exciting.”
Pertaining to the Gallup
Soccer League, A leja ndro
Mur illo, the league’s head
coach, and Delfino Sanchez,
its vice president, were both
in attendance.
The two felt that being
present with UNM’s coach
and athletic director was a
way to get things started for
the city’s own soccer league.
“We want to bring more
awareness and bring the soccer level up here in Gallup,”
Sanchez said.
Murillo agreed, and added
a few of his own ideas for
how to get local children and
students involved.
“We want to bring a soccer
camp,” Murillo said. “To feed
kids, teach them fundamentals to play in the high school

FUTURE GOALS
Fishbein addressed the
youth that were in attendance
to “shoot high and never limit
yourself.” He also said that he
has two New Mexican players, one from Las Cruces and
one from Albuquerque, who
recently signed a professional
contract. One is playing for
Germany and the other is playing for Real Salt Lake, MLS.
“New Mex ico k id s ca n
do it,” he said. “Put in a lot
of hard work, be a good student, be a great teammate,
learn leadership goals. You
can achieve your goals.”
Fou r of t he yout h s i n
attenda nce were from the
Gallup Soccer U13 Traveling
Team, Thunderbird. Three

Tim Süe Süe Liufau, who resigned from his head coaching position at Chinle High School
in December 2017, is eyeing a position at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Ariz. Photo
Credit: Courtesy of Tim Süe Süe Liufau
and the college level.”

t he Ga l lup com mu n it y to
them.
“There’s a lot of Lobo people out here,” Chioda said. “A
lot of alums, a lot of Lobo
fans reaching out to the Lobo
nation. Let people know that
Gallup exists out here. People
have been supportive by coming out to the event.”

Gallup Sun • Friday March 23, 2018

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Wingate, Chinle
winners in area
baseball
Bloomfield 6-5 March 17 in
a game that was part of the
annual Goddard Invitational
WINGATE, N.M. — Chinle Tournament.
(5-5, 2-0) beat Page 8-2, 6-5 in
Shiprock 18 Nucla 3
a double-header baseball game
The Chieftains (5-6) walplayed at Page High School. loped Nucla 18-3 in the annual
The Wildcats scored a slew of San Juan Slugfest March 17.
runs in the latter innings to Starting pitcher Aarwin Chee
get the lead and keep the lead. got the win for the Chieftains
Starting pitcher Troy Yazzie who faced Kirtland Central
recorded two RBIs and stole in a 3-1 loss in the team’s next
base three times.
game.
Wingate 8 Questa 6
Dem i n g 10 K i r t l a nd
The Wingate Bears beat Central 0
Questa 8 - 6 in the a nnua l
Dem i n g blew out t he
Santa Fe Indian Invitational. K ir tla nd Central Broncos
Wi ngate (3 -1) ca me from by the score of 10-0 at the
behind in the sixth inning and Artesia Invitational Baseball
recorded four runs to overtake Tournament March 17. Kirtland
Questa.
lost to Artesia 11-8 before beatMiyamura 6 Bloomfield 5 ing Los Alamos 5-4 on March
The Patriots (5 - 4) beat 16.
By Bernie Dotson
For the Sun

Writers from around the country gather at the March 17-18 Hazhó’ó Hólne’ Writing Conference in Window Rock, which featured talks from
Rex Lee Jim, Dr. Irvin Morris, Orlando White, and Lemanuel Loley, along with a vast array of workshops. Photo Credit: Rick Abasta

CONFERENCE
| FROM PAGE 14
of the Navajo Nation and the
conference’s keynote speaker,
is knowledgeable on the subject of youth leadership, having
worked in that area for years
with young Navajos across the
nation.
Jim turned to youth leaders
and parents for input on the
conference’s title. For a conference centered on the importance of language and identity,
choosing the name was a serious consideration.

“The name of this conference is, ‘Hazhó’ó Hólne’
Writing Conference,’ carefully
crafting language or carefully
crafting or molding and shaping your stories,” Jim said.
“Hazhó’ó hólne’ has a lot of
connotations.”
The idea of hazhó’ó is part
of who you are as a Navajo, he
said, adding that something as
simple as introducing yourself
can carry the weight of generations past.
Jim identified himself as a
member of the Red House Clan,
born for Red Running Into the

Water Clan. Towering House
Clan are his maternal grandfathers and Mexican Clan are his
paternal grandfathers.
Common sense teaching
from his grandmother allowed
Jim to learn early on about the
importance of being careful
with his language and being
kind to people.
“Ni za ad ba holya [t a ke
care of your language],” were
the words of advice from his
grandmother that laid the foundation for Jim’s academic and
professional career as a writer
and poet.
“Be ca ref u l about t he
words you choose when engaging others in dialogue, that is
so important for us to consider,” Jim said at the conference. “Think first before you
speak.”
Jim is currently working
with Ceci Lewis on “Stories
of Walking,” a book focused
on recla i m i ng rhetor ica l
sovereignty.
“One way to conquer and
continue to subjugate a people is to replace your own stories over the top of the people
you have conquered,” he said,
underscoring the importance
of indigenous storytelling.
Jim said the works of Dr.
Jennifer Nez Denetdale and her
research on Chief Manuelito is
a fine example for Navajo writers and the new standard for
scholars of all ages.
“We need to reclaim our
voices,” Jim said, emphasizing
once more the purpose of that
weekend’s events. “We need to
strengthen those voices and
that’s what this conference is
about.”
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Gallup Land Development
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subdivision regulations. The
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their meeting for Tuesday,
March 27, 2018 at 1:30 pm.
This meeting will be held in
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2:00 P.M. (LOCAL TIME) on
April 5, 2018 when they will
be opened and read aloud in
the City Hall Purchasing Conference Room.
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marked Formal Bid Number
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This meeting will be held in
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
PLAINTIFF: ROBERT GARCIA and BEATRICE GARCIA
NO. D-1113-CV-2016-156-II
VS
DEFENDANT: MICHAEL SILVA and ANNA OLVERA
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT ON THE 28th DAY OF
MARCH, 2018, AT THE HOUR
OF 10:00 AM, THE SHERIFF
WILL SELL ALL RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTEREST OF THE
FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED
CHATTEL:
(1.)1995
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO,
VIN-JA4MR51M6SJ0006680
(2.)1996 FORD F-350 XL,
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with a Hydramaster 575 truck
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of hose and cleaning wand.
ALL BID ITEMS MAY BE INSPECTED AT BID LOCATION

(1) HOUR PRIOR TO SALE.
BID FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SALE
WHICH WILL BE HELD AT
THE MCKINLEY COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 300 W.
NIZHONI GALLUP, NEW
MEXICO.
SAID SALE IS MADE PURSUANT TO A WRIT OF EXECUTION IN THE ABOVE
- DESCRIBED MATTER TO
SATISFY A JUDGEMENT ENTERED ON THE 11th DAY OF
AUGUST, 2017.
AGAINST THE DEFENDANT,
IN THE PRINCIPAL SUM
OF $140,700.00 TOGETHER
WITH THE COST ALLOWED,
INCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST TO DATE OF SALE,
AND COST.
CONDITIONS OF SALE WILL
BE CASH OR CASHIERS
CHECK WITHIN (1) HOUR
OF SALE. IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT MET THE NEXT
HIGHEST BIDDER WILL BE
AWARDED AS THE WINNING
BIDDER. MINIMUM BIDS
MAY BE REQUIRED.

IN ADDITION, THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL
BE REQUIRED TO PAY ALL
ADVERTISING COSTS, TOWING, AND STORAGE INCURRED BY THE SHERIFF
OF MCKINLEY COUNTY.
THESE CHARGES SHALL BE
DISCLOSED UPON INQUIRY
BY AN PROSPECTIVE BIDDER IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
TO SALE.
THE SHERIFF MAY SET
ASIDE A SALE FOR FRAUD,
UNFAIRNESS OR IRREGULARITIES OF A PREJUDICIAL NATURE.
RON SILVERSMITH, SHERIFF
MCKINLEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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Staff Reports

T

he New Mex ico
Department of Health
reported March 20. a
community-wide outbreak of whooping cough in
McKinley County.
A s
of
Ma rch
14, NMDOH reports eight laboratory-confirmed cases of
whooping cough, and an additional 15 probable cases. These
cases have primarily occurred
in school-aged children and
their close household contacts.
W hoopi ng coug h, a lso
called pertussis, is a highly
contagious respiratory illness
that is spread by coughing and
sneezing while in close contact
with others. Left untreated,
it can spread from a single
infected person for several
weeks, with people in the early

stage of illness being the most
contagious.
Whooping cough can be
a serious illness. Symptoms
usually begin appearing as cold
symptoms such as a cough,
runny nose, sore throat and
usually little or no fever. After
several days, the cough may
become more severe; it may
come in spasms or as a series
of coughs without a chance to
breathe between coughs. There
may be a gasp or “whoop” and/
or gagging or vomiting at the
end of the coughing spasm.
A ntibiotics a re recommended for people within
three weeks of having a cough.
Residents who have recently
developed a cough or those who
have spent long periods of time
with people with confirmed or
suspected cases should consult
with their healthcare provider

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of Vanderwagen, who had her
14-year-old son in the car with
her.
Garylie said when he got to
the scene, deputies were in the
process of removing Jameson
ca ref u l ly from her tr uck
because she was complaining
of pain to her back and neck.
Garylie said after cutting her
seatbelt to help her remain stable, he noticed that the passenger in the back, later identified
as Damon, was deceased.
He then went to Haley
and her son who were about
50 yards away sitting in the
ground. She said she was feeling discomfort but was all
right. Her son said he just felt
shaken up.
When asked what happened, she said she and her
son were retu r n ing from

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Farmington and she was in
the process of passing the gas
station when the pickup just
pulled in front of her. She said
she had no time to stop.
By this time Jameson had
been placed on a gurney and
was in the process of being
transported to the Gallup
Indian Medical Center.
When Garylie went back to
the truck, he received confirmation that it was Damon in
the backseat and Harvey, who
was Jameson’s boyfriend, had
been in the front passenger
seat.
By this time, the families
of both victims had arrived at
the scene and Garylie said he
talked to them and asked them
to keep the accident area clear.
He told them if they had any
questions, he would be glad to
answer them.
Later, he went to Gallup
and talked to Jameson at the

hospital and asked her what
happened.
She said she and her boyfriend and gone into Gallup to
pick up a mattress. While they
were there, they also picked
up Damon, her uncle, who was
intoxicated. She said as they
were driving him home, he kept
distracting her.
When they got to the Shell
station, she said she was going
to go in to get gas but as she
did, her uncle grabbed her
arm and distracted her so she
was looking at him and not
the road when the accident
occurred.
Garylie said he later went
back to see Haley and tell
her that the accident had
not been her fault. He added
that although Jameson was
at fault for the accident even
though she was distracted,
she would not face any criminal charges.
CLASSIFIEDS

TECH TIME
3 pm @ Main Branch. Tech
Time: One-2-One Technology
help is offering one-on-one
technology assistance. Bring
your personal technology devices or software questions to
one of the scheduled sessions
and our technology trainer
will help guide you through
the process. Call (505)
863-1291 or email libtrain@
gallupnm.gov.

GET UP AND GAME
4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch.
Join us for a family-friendly
video games Friday afternoon.
SATURDAY, March 24
STORY TIME (AGES 2-4)
11 am @ Children’s Branch.
An active and energetic program for toddlers, featuring
music, movement, rhymes,
and stories.
EXPLORE
1-3 pm @ Children’s Branch.
Join us for science, learning,
and fun for
the entire
family.
TECH TIME
3-4 pm @
Main Branch.
The Library will provide job
assistance workshops for
those seeking employment.
Call (505) 863-1291 or libtrain@gallupnm.gov. This
week: Job Assistance Workshops.
SUNDAY, March 25

WEDNESDAY, March 28
STORY TIME (AGES 2-4)
10:30-11 am @ Children’s
Branch. An active and energetic program for toddlers,
featuring music, movement,
rhymes, and stories.
TECH TIME
3-4 pm @ Main Branch. The
Library is offering help using
our open source software.
This week: LibreOffice. Call
(505) 863-1291 or email libtrain@gallupnm.gov.

CALENDAR

ONGOING
CITY OF GALLUP’S SUSTAINABLE
GALLUP BOARD
Meets on the first Monday
from 3-5 pm at the Octavia
Fellin Library. When those
Mondays are holidays, the
meetings are on the following Monday. Community
members concerned about
conservation, energy, water,
recycling and other environmental issues are welcome.
Call (505) 722-0039 for information.
CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS
Meets Wednesday, 6-7 pm,
at First United Methodist
Church, 1800 Redrock Dr. (in
the library). All are welcome.
COMMUNITY PANTRY
The Hope Garden offers
organic produce for sale from
10 am-noon, Tue-Fri., 1130
E. Hassler Valley Road. All
funds go to helping feed local
folks. Call (505) 726-8068 or
when visiting, ask for Vernon
Garcia.
FRIDAY NIGHT HOOTENANNY
Gallup’s longest-running live
show! Every Friday night
from 7-9 pm. Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, 306 S. Second St.

AIR RAISING MOVIES
The Library is looking for the
unique tastes of our community. You can find more information about this program
through the link given. This
week: Made in Dagenham.
Free.
THURSDAY, March 29
COMPUTER CLASS
3-5 pm @ Main Branch. Free
computer training is available
each week. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. No registration required.
This week: Internet II.

GALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETY
Wednesdays are low-cost
Spay and Neuter Days, at
the Gallup-McKinley County
Humane Society. For more
information, please call (505)
863-2616, or email: gmchumanesociety@gmail.com.
Location: 1315 Hamilton Rd.
GALLUP SOLAR
Gallup Solar is hosting community conversations about
all things solar Wednesdays
from 6-8 pm at 113 E. Logan.
Call: (505) 728-9246 for info
on topics and directions.

MONDAY, March 26

HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY
Habitat for
Humanity
yard sales
are held every Saturday,
9 am-noon
on Warehouse Lane, weather permitting. Volunteers wishing to
serve on construction projects may sign up there or call
(505) 722-4226.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - WORK
SESSIONS
Habitat for Humanity work
sessions held each week.
Volunteers to serve on decision making meetings or wish
to volunteer at or help fund
construction projects. Call
Bill Bright at (505) 722-4226.

HELP NEW MEXICO
The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs
(AFOP) is partnering with
HELP New Mexico to celebrate National Farmworker
Awareness Week. Shirts will
be collected March 25-31 and
will be donated to farmworkers to protect them from pesticides and heat. Visit: www.
helpnm.org.

MCKINLEY COUNTY HEALTH ALLIANCE
McKinley County Health
Alliance convenes on the second Wednesday of the month
from 11 am-1 pm at the New
Mexico Cancer Center across
from UNM-Gallup. Everyone
is welcome to attend and
engage in discussions about
health, education, economic,
and environmental inequities
and to help facilitate change
in those systems. Call (505)
906-2671.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
Overeaters Anonymous 12step meetings. Held every
Saturday at 10 am. The First
Methodist Church, 1800 Red
Rock Drive. Open to anybody
who has a desire to stop compulsive eating. Contact info.
(505) 307-5999, (505) 7219208, or (505) 870-1483.
RECYCLING COUNCIL
McKinley Citizens Recycling
Council is a local nonprofit
working to increase recycling
through education, community outreach, and partnership with local government
agencies. MCRC meets the
first Saturday of the month at
2 pm, at Red Mesa on Hill St.
For more information, please
call (505) 722-5142 or visit
Recylegallup.org.
RECYCLING DEPOT
The Recycling Depot will
now be open from 12-1:30 pm
on the first Saturdays of the
month. Educators and artists
are encouraged to come by
and see what’s available.
Volunteers will accept some
items, such as paper towels
and toilet paper rolls. This is
a free service of the McKinley
Citizen’s Recycling Council.
Call (505) 722-5152.
SUPPORT EARLY LANGUAGE AND
LITERACY FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS!
Gallup McKinley County
Schools is currently recruiting
pregnant women and teens
in McKinley County with
children from birth to 5 years
of age. There are no income
guidelines and services
are free to ALL community
members. Learn more about
this opportunity by contacting Bebe Sarmiento at (505)
721-1055.
SAVE THE DATE
WRITER’S WORKSHOP
April is national Poetry
month. On April 9, in anticipation of the 2nd Annual
ArtsCrawl Poetry Slam during
ArtsCrawl, the Gallup Poetry Slam will host a Writer’s
Workshop. 6:30-8:30 pm, at
ART123. Email mdeykute@
gmail.com.

GALLUPARTS ANNOUNCES
ARTSCRAWL LINEUP
gallupARTS is excited to
announce the next season
of ArtsCrawl, which kicks
off on Saturday, The entire
2018 lineup is outlined below:
April 14 – Say What?!; May
12 – Pop; June 9 – Out of
Hand. July 14 – Up in the Air;
August 11 – Road Trip; September 8 – On the Wild Side;
October 13 – Sixth Sense;
November 10 – In Black &
White; and December 8 –
Let’s Have a Ball.
RMCHCS BLOOD SCREENING TESTS
On April 9-14 and 16-21, RMCHCS will provide low cost
Blood Screening Tests prior
to the Community Health
Fair. Call (505) 863-7325.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR DEMENTIA/
ALZHEIMER’S
On April 11, join the Gallup
Masonic Center for a support
group. 6:30 pm, Gallup Masonic Center, 4801 E. Historic
66 Ave.
UNM HOEDOWN CELEBRATION
Join UNM on April 13, for
the 2018 UNMG Hoedown
Celebration.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRIEF/
BEREAVEMENT
On April 18, join the Gallup
Masonic Center for a support
group. 6:30 pm, Gallup Masonic Center, 4801 E. Historic
66 Ave. Call (505) 615-8053.
EARTH DAY CLEANUP
On April 22, join in to clean
up the downtown alleys.
Trash pickup begins at 11
am. Currently recruiting team
captains for future Gallup
trash pickup dates. Call Labor
Persinger (505) 409-1778.
Late lunch provided: Wowies
Event Center @ 3 pm.
2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
On May, 5 join us for a 2018
Community Health Fair
Fitness Fair Fiesta, with
free information for all ages.
There will be entertainment
and giveaways. Pick up your
blood screening test results.
Call (505) 863-7282 or email
cdyer@rmchcs.org. 10 am-2
pm, Rio West Mall.
To post a nonprofit or
civic event in the calendar
section, please email:
gallupsunevents@gmail.com or
fax: (505) 212-0391. Deadline:
Monday at 5 pm